There are 5 ways to get from London to Sandakan by plane, train, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LHR - SDK
19h 19mRM 2,284–6,201Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LGW - SDK
22h 52mRM 1,390–4,462Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LHR - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakanbus
25h 48mRM 2,335–4,781Fly London City Airport to Sandakan Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane LCY - SDK
25h 31mRM 2,636–9,047Fly London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane LHR - LDU
- Take the taxi from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Sandakantaxi
30h 38mRM 2,140–6,131
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Sandakan is to train and fly which costs RM 1300 - RM 4500 and takes 22h 52m.
The fastest way to get from London to Sandakan is to fly which takes 19h 19m and costs RM 2200 - RM 6500.
The distance between London and Sandakan is 11427 km.
It takes approximately 19h 19m to get from London to Sandakan, including transfers.
Sandakan is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 5:51 PM in London and 1:51 AM in Sandakan.
There are 214+ hotels available in Sandakan.
What companies run services between London, England and Sandakan, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, and Royal Brunei Airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandakan Airport (SDK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandakan Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandakan Airport via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,000
Flights from London City Airport to Sandakan Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–10,000
Flights from London City Airport to Sandakan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,000
Flights from London City Airport to Sandakan Airport via Zurich, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–8,500
Flights from London City Airport to Sandakan Airport via Zurich, Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,000
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Xiamen, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Beijing Daxing, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Chongqing, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandakan Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from London City Airport to Sandakan Airport via Zurich, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–10,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandakan Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandakan Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,200
Flights from London City Airport to Sandakan Airport via Zurich, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–10,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 65–110
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 95–140
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sandakan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–65
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Estimated price
- RM 380–460
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Lahad Datu Taxi Service
- Phone
- +60 13-547 9918
- Website
- web.facebook.com
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